Closet.



CLDSET.

APPLICATION FILED Aua.4. 1913.

1,293,141. Patented m1341919,

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ALEXANDER Meeuw, or New Yonx,

N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0

GGULD COUPLER COMPANY, A CORPORATlON 0F NEW YORK.

cLosE'r.

. Application mea August 4, 191s. serial No. 782,784.

To all whom z't may concern:

Be it' known that I, AmixANnnR' MGGARY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Bronx, city, county, and yState ofv New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Closets, (Case D,) of which the following is a specication,

My invention relates to improvements in closets. One object of my invention is to provide a closet with an improved electrical heating arrangement and improved means for automatically regulating the action of the same. and preventing the escapeof obnoxious gases from the closet. Further objects, features and advantages will more clearly appear from the detailed description given below, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing which forms' apart of this specification.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a vertical section through a closet embodying my improvement in one form. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof. Fig. 3 is a front view thereof.

illustrating the electrical circuit connections.

Referring to the various figures, 1 represents a suitable body portion having onits top a pivotedV seat 3 adapted to be depressed A spindle 4 is normally pressed upwardly by a spring 5. The lower end of the spindle 4 is provided with abutments 6 which engage one end of the lever 7 pivoted at 8 and carrying on its other end a rack 9 engaging agear 10 on the end of a shaft 11 passing centrally through the body portion 1. Fixed to the shaft 11 and located within the body portion, is a pan 12 adapted to 'receive the vexcretal Situated below the an 12 is a heater embracing horizontally ar- 14 of an electric arc heating device withl suitable electrical regulating apparatus at 1 5. rlhe body portion 1 is provided with a passage or cutaway portion at 16 may be easily renroved, -a cover 17 being adapted to normally close the said passage. Below the electrodes 13 and 14 is a trap door 18 adapted to form a bottom for the heater. The door 18 is pivoted at l19 so that any matter which remains after heating may be discharged therefrom by tilting the door.

On the end of the shaft 11 is loosely mounted a commutator or rotary switch 20 adapted to electrically connect two spring Specication of Letters I'atent.

intermittent rotary movement body portion 1 in order to prevent be explained through which the arc device Patented rei. e, raie.

contacts 21. Thev commutator 20 is given an by means of a pawl 22 pivoted to an arm 23 ixed to the shaft 11, engaging a ratchet 24 fixed to the commutator 20. A pawl 25 engages the ratchet 24 to prevent backward movement of the commutator.

26 represents a hinged cover over the seat 3 and having arubber band or strip 27 extending about the edges and adapted to closely engage the top of the any obnoxious gases from being given off from the extending closet.

. A vent passage 28 is provided in the body portion leading from the space between the heater and the pan 12, which passage is continued by means of a vent pipe 29.

Upon the closet being occupied the seat 3 is depressed, thereby causin the pan 12 to be given a half revolution through the mechanical connections embracing pin 4, lever 7, rackI 9, and gear 10. This movement, however, does not rotate the commutator 20 as the pawl 22 slips backward over the teeth of the ratchet`24. Upon one leaving the seat,

however, the same is caused to rise by the spring 5, and the pan 12 is revolved one half revolution in the opposite direction so that the matter therein is discharged to the heating device below. At the saine time the cominutator 20 is given a half revolution, which momentarily closes an electrical circuit through the contacts 21 to energize the heater. Referring to Fig. 4 this action may as follows. The closing of the circuit through the contacts 21 energizes a solenoid 30, the circuit being as follows: from main 3l, conductor 32, contacts 21, conductor 33, solenoid 30, conductor 34, and conductor 35 back to the other main 36. The core of the solenoid 30 is connected to a lever 37 pivoted at 38, and when the solenoid 30 is energized the lever 37 is depressed,

thereby4 closing the lower contact pressed and held sprin 40. The energizes two electrical contacts 39, 39 being adapted to'be dein its upper position by a closing of the contacts 39 a solenoid 41 operating a switch 42.A- The circuit .through the solenoid 41 may .is normally uppermost egress of air from the dash pot, but allowing air to enter the dashpot only through a vent 53. Accordingly when the solenoid 30 is energized contacts 39 are closed, and the lower contact 39 considerably depressed against the action of the 'spring 40. This action energizes the solenoid 41 and connects the heater in circuit and energizes the same. Thereupon thev piston 50 is slowly withdrawn from the dashpot 51 under the action of the spring 54, until after a predetermined interval of time, the contacts 39 are separated, thereby opening the circuit through the solenoid 41 opening the switch 42, and.

thus denergizing the heater.

It will be noted that the pan 12 has its edges at 60 closely tting the inside walls of the body portion so that most, if not all, of any obnoxious gases generated by the burner composed of the electrodes forming the arc, will be prevented from rising to the seat but will be withdrawn through the vent passage 28 and 29. Also the clean side of the pan when the seat is not occupied and the heat from the heater acts direct-ly on that side of the pan from which the eXcreta has been discharged.

If desired a movable platform may be provided in front of the closet which will act in the same manner as theseat, to automatically control the. movement of the pan and the energizing of the circuits, and I intend that such will come within the scope of my invention in its broader aspects.

Although I have described my improvement in great detail with respect to one particular embodiment thereof, nevertheless I do not desire to be limited to such details eX- cept as clearly specified in the appended claims, since many modifications and changes may well be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention in its broader aspects.

Having fully and clearly described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a closet, the combination of aseat and an electric heater for receiving excreta, said heater comprising electrodes for forming an arc to burn the excreta, means for automatically turning on the current to produce said arc upon one leaving said seat, and means for automatically turning off the K portion, a dischargin current from said arc after one has left said seat.

2. In a closet, the combination of a seat and an electric heater forreceiving excreta, said heater comprising electrodes for forming an arc to burn the excreta, means for automatically turning on the current to produce said arc upon one leaving said seat,- means for automaticallyV turning off the current from said arc after one has leftsaid seat, a pan for receiving the excreta, and means for automatically discharging the excreta from the pan to the heater 'upon one leaving said seat.

3. In a closet, ,the a tilting pan below the seat, an electric heaterlbelow the pan, avent passage leading from the space between the pan and heater, and a trap door forming the bottom of said heater and supporting the excreta which is being heated.

4. In a closet, the combination of a body pan having its sides fitting closely the inslde walls of the body portion when the pan is in normal position, heating means belowbelow said heating elements for supporting the excreta which is being heated, and a vent passage leading from the space between said pan and door.

5. In a closet, the combination of a body portion, an electrical heater therein adapted to receive and heat the excreta, said heate.'

vcomprising electrodes for forming an arc to burn the eXcreta, said body portion having a passage for the removal of said electrodes, and means-for closing said passage, said means supporting said electrodes.

6. In a closet, the combination of a seat and an electric heater below said seat for receiving eXcreta, said hea-ter comprising electrodes for forming an arc to burn the eXcreta, a tilting pan for receiving the excreta and discharging it to said heater, and means ,for turning on the current to said electrodes upon said pan being tilted to discharge it.

In a closet, the combination of a tilting pan for receiving the eXcreta, a heater below the pan for heating the excreta, said heater comprising electrodes for producing an arc to burn the excreta, means for energizing said heater to heat the excreta uponmeans for autoone leaving the closet, and matically turning the pan upside down upon one leaving the closet, whereby the heat from the heater acts directly upon the side of the pan which received the eXcreta and the pan acts as a cover for the heater.

8. The combination of a closet seat adapted to be depressed, a tilting pan below said seat for receiving the excreta, a heater below said pan, means for turning the pan upside down upon a rise of said seat, whereby the heat from the heater acts combination of a seat,

directly upon the side of the pan which receives the excreta, means for energizing the heat-er upon a rise of said seat, and means for automatically denergizing said heater,

said heater comprising electrodes for orming an arc to burn or consume the excreta. 9. In a closet, the combination of -a body portion, a seat hinged to said` body, a

heater in operative relation thereto for' its edges fitting closely said body portion to prevent the escape of obnoxious gases from the closet.

11. In a closet, the combination of a body portion, a movable seat, a heater below said seat for heating the excreta, means coperating with said seat whereby the movement of said seat renders operative said heater, and a hinged cover adapted when closed to extend over edges fitting closely said body portion to prevent the escape of obnoxious gases from thecloset, said body portion havlng a vent passage leading from the space between the heater and seat.

12. In a closet, the combination of a body portion, a movable seat, a heater in operative relation thereto for heating the ex- -creta means coperating with said seat whereby the .movement of said seat renders operative said heater, and a cover having a rubber strip about its edges so that it is adapted when closed to' extend over said seat with its edges fitting closely said body prising adapted when closed to extend over said sea-t with said seat with its portion to prevent `the escape of obnoxious gases from the closet.

13. In a closet, .the combination of a seat, an electric heater below said seat for receiving excreta, said heater comprising electrodes for forming an electric arc for burning the excreta, and means for turning on the current to said electrodes upon one leaving the seat.

14;. Ina closet, an electric heater below saidl seat for receiving excre't'a, said electrioheater comelectrodes for formingan arc or burning the excreta, a tilting pan for receiving the excreta and discharging it to said heater, and means operated by the movement of the pan to discharge the excreta for turning on the current to saidv and means depending upon said pan for controlling the flow of current .to said heater. 16. In a closet, the combination of a seat, an electric heater below said seat and comprising electrodes for forming an arc to burn the excreta, a receiving member for exxcreta between said seat and heater and adapted to disch-arge said excretal on to said heater, andI means controlled by the discharge of said receiving member for controlling the flow of current in said heater.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribm witnesses.

AL XANDER MCGARY.

Witnesses: i

GORHAM CROSBY, JOHN P. SUNDERLAND. 

